Damian Cantrell
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 17, 1976 |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 233 lb (106 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Santa Clara (Oxnard, California) |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 1998: undrafted |
| Playing career | 1998–2011 |
| Position | Forward |
| Career history | |
| 1998–1999 | Atlético Echagüe |
| 2000–2001 | Ben Hur |
| 2001 | Las Vegas Silver Bandits |
| 2001–2002 | Ben Hur |
| 2002–2003 | Yakima SunKings |
| 2003 | Guaiqueríes de Margarita |
| 2003 | Talk 'N Text Phone Pals |
| 2003–2004 | Banco di Sardegna Sassari |
| 2004–2005 | Orange County Crush |
| 2005–2006 | Talk 'N Text Phone Pals |
| 2006–2007 | Blue Stars |
| 2007–2009 | Okapi Aalstar |
| 2009–2010 | Zain |
| 2010–2011 | La Unión |
| Career highlights | |
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Damian Heath Cantrell (born May 17, 1976)[1] is an American former professional basketball player.
Cantrell attended Santa Clara High School, where he was a standout athlete: he was named Athlete of the Year in his senior year in 1994[2] and received All-State Division IV honors.[3] Coached by Lou Cvijanovich, he played both the guard and forward positions in high school;[4] during his junior year he was a reserve, but a growth spurt from 6 ft 1 in to 6 ft 4 in helped him improve his game, and he averaged 22.5 points and 8.4 rebounds in his last year at Santa Clara,[5] showing remarkable rebounding skills and a good 3-point shot.[4] Despite Cantrell's 37-point effort in the IV-A championship game, Santa Clara lost the 1994 title to Verbum Dei High School.[6]
College career
Cantrell decided to attend Ventura College where he was a teammate of Rafer Alston[7] and was coached by Phil Mathews. In his freshman year he averaged 9.0 points and 7.6 rebounds and was considered the best rebounder of the Ventura team.[8] Ventura went 37-1 during Cantrell's first season and 34-2 in his second year, and in 1995 Ventura won the State championship. In 1996 Cantrell was named in the California All-State First Team.[9]
After his sophomore year Cantrell, along with four other Ventura teammates, decided to follow coach Mathews who was hired as a coach by San Francisco.[10] In his first year at San Francisco he led the team in rebounding with 209 rebounds (7.2 average)[11] and was third in the entire West Coast Conference behind Brad Millard and Bryan Hill for total rebounds and fourth for rebounds per game.[12] In his senior year of college he played a total of 646 minutes[13] and earned All-WCC honors,[14] again leading the team in rebounding with a 9.7 average.[11] He was forced to miss a part of the season due to mononucleosis[15] He was named USF Team co-MVP with Hakeem Ward.[16] His 213 rebounds were second in the entire WCC in the 1997–98 season, behind only Bakari Hendrix of Gonzaga.[17]
College statistics
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996–97 | San Francisco | 29 | .584 | .600 | .586 | 7.2 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 6.6 | ||
| 1997–98 | San Francisco | 22 | 29.4 | .519 | .190 | .574 | 9.7 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 10.9 | |
| Career | 51 | .545 | .269 | .580 | 8.3 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 8.4 |